| Literature DB >> 16177389 |
Krzysztof Trzcinski1, Claudette Thompson, Richard Malley, Marc Lipsitch.
Abstract
In mice following intranasal exposure to Streptococcus pneumoniae, protection against pneumococcal colonization was independent of antibody but dependent on CD4(+) T cells. Nonetheless, concentrations of antibodies to three conserved pneumococcal antigens correlated with protection against colonization. Concentrations of antibodies to conserved pneumococcal antigens may be correlates of protection without being effectors of protection.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16177389 PMCID: PMC1230924 DOI: 10.1128/IAI.73.10.7043-7046.2005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441